Combined garment-clasp and belt-holder.



N0. 668,39l.- Patented Feb; l9, [90L A. BITTER.

CDMBINED GARMENT CLASP AND BELT HOLDER.

(Application filed Disc. 13, 1900.)

(N0 Model.)

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ABRAHAM BITTER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 668,391, dated February 19, 190i.

Application filed December 13,1900. Serial No. 39,702. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM BITTER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, (whose post-office address is No. 2 East Ninety-seventh street, in said borough,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Garment-Clasp and Belt-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a clasp adapted to clip the waist of the trousers and drawers in proper relative position and also to retain a belt employed to surround and conceal the upper edge of the trousers. These objects I effect by the improved construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side View showing the garment-clasp and belt-retainer open. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the clasp and belt-holder closed and the belt and waistbands of the garments in section. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. i is a side view showing a modification.

A represents the front plate of the clasp, united at top with a stiff plate B, so as to form a hook to engage over the upper edges of the trousers T and drawers D and confine them in proper relative position.

Pivoted to the lower end of the front plate A is an arm 0, having inturned ends 0 and a, so that when turned up in the position shown in Figs. 2 and li-the said arm 0 rests in position parallel with the front plate A of the hook and at a distance therefrom and forms 'a loop for the reception of the waist-belt W.

where it is formed with serrations or teeth h to engage the surface of the trousers, so as to lock the clasp in position, while it tightly clips together the upper edges of the trousers and drawers, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.. The spring-clip H is forced into this position by pressure of the lug F when the arm 0 is turned up, and the said clip retires by its resilience from the hook-plate B when the arm 0 is turned down and throws the lug F into the retracted position, (shown in Fig. 1,) thus releasing the hook and permitting its removal. The log F is so disposed with reference to its pivot that in looking it passes beyond the radial line of pressure, so that the pressure of the spring-clip H tends to hold the parts in the clasped position.

A transverse groove or notch 19 is made in the inner face of the hook-plate 13 directly opposite the edge h of the clip H to render its grip on thegarmentsmore secure. Thespringclip H being attached wholly to the front member A of the clasp leaves the hook-plate B without any protuberance or obstruction to prevent inserting it over the edge of the garments while on the person.

The outer part 0 of the arm 0, including the inwardly-projecting upper end 0', forms the face-plate of the combined garment-clasp and belt-holder and is suitably ornamented.

The spring-clip H may be riveted by its upper end to the plate A, as shown at h in Figs. 1 and 2, with its free end projecting downward, or it may be riveted at its lower end, as shown at h in Fig. 4, with its free end projecting upward.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. The combination of the front plate Ahaving a downturned hook-plate B; the springclip H, fastened by one end h to the inner face of the front plate and having a horizontally projecting serrated free end It; the projecting lug F pivoted onthe inner face of the front plate A and operating to force the spring clip H into locking position; the arm 0 rigidly connected by an inturned end 0 to the lug F for turning the same and a suitable face-plate G mounted on the front of the arm 0, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination of the front plate A;

and the body of the arm C in parallel posithe spring-clip H into locking position when tion withaspace between, thus adapting them the arm 0 is turned up into position to form to serve as a belt-loop; the spring-clip H fasa belt-loop, as described.

tened by one end to the inner face of the plate ABRAHAM BITTER. 5 A and having a horizontally-projectin g ser- Witnesses:

rated free end; and the lug F rigidly mounted OOTAVIUS KNIGHT,

on the pivot end 0 of the arm 0 and forcing P. FRANK SONNEK. 

